Sanitary cigar-cutter.



M, D. SHCKLE. SANITARY clem CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, |916..

Patented Dee. 25,1917( 2 SHEETS-snm x.'

M. D. STIVCKLE.

' SANITARY CIGAH CUTTER.

`APPLICATION FILED 001.9, me.

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' .SANITARY clelia-CUTTER. i

Specication of Letters `tatent.

i Application filed October 9, 1916. Serial No. 124,604.

ToaZZwzomz'tmay-concem. i 'Y Be it known thatl I, Moii'roN D. STICKLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moore, county of Delaware, and State of;

Pennsylvania, have invented certain gnew and useful Improvements in Sanitary Cigar- Cutters, ication., y. y d VThis invention relates. to cigar cutters.

Automaticyand ymanually operated cigar ofwhich thefollowing is a speci-v eutters, such as` are commonly used in cigary and drug stores and at other places, are veryV insanitary Vand tend to'conveyi germs dueto the fact that it is, a common practice' to"4 meisten theend of thecigar by'V first insertingit in the mouth and then severing the tip by ,introducing it into the` cutter. The blades of. 'those cigar'. cuttersV heretofore insanitary, condition consequently results andeven. though. the cigarv be presented'to' the cutter, when perfectly-.drygit's handling f is liable to cause transference of germs 'to the cigar and from it to .the cutter. peated usings of a cigar cutter cause acertain accumulation of cuttings on the blade. These, and other, circumstances render the carrying device;

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My invention hasl for its object theprovision of an improved cigar cutter wherein a fresh and clean cutting device or means is usual .cigar cutter an insanitary and germ' presented to successive cigars so that an en-Y.v

tirely different, iin-used, cutting device is presented each time the machineis used. By`

thismeans IV minimize the danger'of insanitary conditions prevailing in my cigar cutterA or foreign matter on the cutter. Y

A practical-embodiment of my invention comprises a plurality of oppositely movable and prevent `accumul ation .of `any clippings cutters which preferably assume the form of device arranged in superposed relation to each other and having' cutting openingswhich are Yadapted to comeinto register to receivethe tip of the cigarfand, when actuated. shear ofi' the cigar tip., Each operation of the machine presents fresh cutting port'Dns ofthe device `so that' those portions used are not available for use on anysubsefquent Operation of the machine, at least until they have been cleaned or disinfected. The

cuttingrstrips or vtapes may-ghe dispensedwith, after they have rrun through thema?A Y per and lower bands,strips or tapes. p

' chine `performedv function, and

I .provide *means new strips substituted. whereby; eachuser can set the machine in operation', such means- Vautomatically stopping tlie machine afteri'the cigar tip has been severed. Preferably the cutting tapes ror strips wind on drums all of which are simul` s' taneously actuated by spring means'acting onvone of the drums and gearing 'connecting` the drums in such manner that the tapes .or strips will move-in opposite directions.V

Various'modifications may' be `resorted to infc'arrying out myinventi'on and V I doA not, therefore, desire the disclosure hereinafter thereof: y In the accompanying drawings: vFigure 1 is a planview; .-fFig. 24 a longitudinal F ig. afhoriz'ontal vsection .on line k3;'-3

Fig. 4i a longitudinal section on lineV 4-4 c Fig. 5 a'detailiofthedetentiand Y;

Patented Dee, 25, 1917.1?

i170 given and that whichfis found in thedravv-` ings to be considered'as restrictive of the i'n'' vention as the Samen-is merely illustrative' sectionA through Figs 6 and 7 detail plan views of the up-'ii -The mechanism is contained within a suitable case or shell V1.any part of-.which maybe removable Ato 'afford accessi to the in'ff terior thereof. Rising within the case lisA a hollow shellQ in the `bottom of` which is a removable drawer 3 having -any'l suitable handle or pull 4t. f The drawer 3 catches the severedcigar tips which may be removed by' pulling out the drawer and discharging the kcontents thereof. Y

At', 6, 7, 8 appear four drums which are carried by axles or shafts 9, 10, 11, 12 revolubly mounted inthe sides of the casing`1..

The drums 5, 6, 7, have gear wheels 13,14

and' lrespectively. `Gears 13 and 14.inesh.`

A pinion 16 on a stub shaft 17 meshes with-VV the gears 14 and 15 so that said gearsrotate f inPopposite directions at the samespeed.

faston their shafts. The shaft -10 hasa squared portion 19 to which a keyinay be :applied for winding the spring 18. Y

AlsteelV tape, band, or strip 20,*shown in detail in Fig. 7, is suitably connected, in any ypreferred Ydetachable manner,` to the drums v 6.and17'and winds onto the dr111n7. A simi- Thedrum 6 is connected to its shaft 10 by a spring 18, whereas the other `drums'are spaced circular cutting .openings 22. The

band 21 has similar openings 23. The openings 23 are adapted to come into register with the openings 22 so thaty When the cigar tipl is introduced through the openings inthe' superposed strips and ythe cutter is set in operatiomsaid tip Willbe severed or sheared oby the opposite movements of the strips 20, 21'and the tip will ythen fall through they opening '24 in theftop 2s and drop into the- 1 drawer 0r tray 3. The tapes 20, 21 have detent slots-'25,26 which are square atene end 27 andvrounded at the other end'28'.v The squared and rounded ends of the slots are 4arranged opposit'ely' to thosel of the :slots 26. i

c gaged the margin thereof to arrest the up? Mounted on "a 29` is a vlocking detent 30 which has, teeth 31, 32 at its respective'ends. The Vteeth 31, 32 are adapted to enter the slots 25, 26 of the respective 'V bands or tapesY 20, 21 toIa-rrestthem vas shown in Fig. 5. On the 'locking of th'edetent the tooth 31 irst releases the upper tape 21, allowing it to shift, until the point 32v has entered one Vcf the'slots 26 andenper tapef21.: Immediately the tooth 31 is free of the tape 20, that tape moves inthe opposite direction until the end of the slot 251encounters the tooth-32. The tooth32 enters another of the slots` 26 and arrests I to-'shea'r off'the cigar tip. Successive open'- v the tape 21. On the next operation ofthe machine,.-the same action occurs so thatthe' tapes 2021ffareL stepped along, in opposite directions, by the action of the spring18f,

ingsj 22, 23 being presented for use, each usergofthe machine has .his cigar cut by clean and uncontaminated parts of the bands.

Any suitable means may be provided for' lockingV the shaft 29, one such means comprising a U-.shaped member 33 vsecured to shaftr29 and provided with buttons 34,35Y which arealternately depressed by the users'y ofthe machine. Any proper means may be employed;y for holding the detent in- 'its locked position, one such means comprising a Vfshaped spring 36 whose apex steps from y one depression to another of the serrated piece. 37, Fig. 4.

i Bogie; patentmayV besbtalnedlfr nvegcentreachsbr missivne'r'jdlrgit f The gears cause the drums 5 and 'Z' to posi# tively Wind. the tapes. j

The distance between .the teeth 31, 32 isl such that4 When-one ofthese. is iniA locking the inner side ofthe'adjacent controlling sively, stepfby step fin l"opp osit'e directions.I

3. In asanit'a'y 'cigarfcu'tterI the" combiengagement With the openings 25V, 26, the remaining Ytooth Will be .just at the edge of Opening, vready to enter that opening. When "the tapes have Wound from one drum ontothe other, they may be, removed,j disinected and replaced, or, new tapes substituted therefor'.

The openings 22 may be of other shape than circular, if desired. 'i Having thus described myinvention Vwhat I Yclaim as'neW, and desire to secure by Let-` ters Patent, is:

15. In a sanitaryi cigar cutter, superposed' op'positely movable cuttingtapes adaptedto sever Ya'cigar!`tip,'afnd means for moving; said cutting tapes progressively step by'step* in oppositev directions. 'f oppositely movable perforfa ted cuttingftapcs adapted to sever afcigartip, and means for. simultaneously moving the; tapes progresnation ofoppositely movablec'tting devices having cutting Aopenings ladapted to vpass .Y into and Critici-register, said' cuttingde# vices being inov'able'each acros'sthe face f means fo'r -moving'said 'tapes-in oppositedi-r recti'on's, saidV tapes?. having detent lockingl openings, anda duplex 'detent Whose pallets or teeth are adapted for alternate entry into"- the detent lock-ing openings.' 7

6; In asanitary cigarcu'tter thel combi"- nation with inteng'areddrums of a motor for actuating said"drums,superp'osed tapesk or strips run-ning from one drum-toI another,

-said drums being adapted to move the tapesY or strips 'in opposite directions, saidl tapesv or stripshavingjcutting means adapted for coperation, and controliing means Avfosaid4 tapesfor strips.,

In test-rmcmyr Wherebf,* -I hereuntoaiiii signature@ f v if l Y-MQRTQND; suenan 2.",In a y'sanitary clglfa-rV cutter, sup'erpjose'dA the other, means for? mving saidcuttingf; 9a

,10.5. nationfwith tapeshaving cutting rneans'y'and adapted to travel acrosseach others face, off' 

